Mission Infection: Anacor, UC Berkeley Team Up Against Bacterial WMDs

Mission infection: Anacor, UC Berkeley team up against bacterial WMDs
The award comes at a time when drug makers and the Food and Drug Administration try to step up the approval process for antibiotics and as medical centers, doctors and farmers try to reduce their use of antibiotics in patients and the food supply …
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Merck, J&J Back Stanford Student Incubator as Farm Team
That could include digital health technologies to nudge patients to stick with their drug regimens, or to monitor their own symptoms, Jain says. Fledgling companies might also find ways to help doctors make treatment decisions, by tapping into the vast …
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Blue Jasmine review: If you don't win an Oscar, Cate, I'll eat my hat …
She flies to San Francisco, first-class despite her debts, and moves in to the small, messy apartment occupied by her endlessly forgiving sister Ginger (British actress Sally Hawkins, a likely Oscar nominee for Best Supporting Actress) and Ginger's two …
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Nektar to Host Investor and Analyst R&D Day in New York City
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) will host an Investor and Analyst R&D Day for its institutional investors and research analysts on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET in …
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